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privacy in the neighbomhoul
Wong King,
and to prevent
The Colony from becoming des
base of plan of refuge,
for pirates.
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I am to state that Lord Carnarvon
wishes to ascertain whether the
view taken by the Supreme Court
is
That the Ordinance in question
is within the competence
of the local
Legislature, but having
regard to the terms of the Law Officer's Report of the
17th October 1868, His Lordship
will be glad to be furnished
with
your opinion in conjunction with the
Attorney General upon the
question whether the local limit to its
jurisdiction over Chinese pirates is correct.
The Attorney General
submits the following questions:
1. Whether the answer
is proper which Lord Carnarvon
proposes to send respecting
The 22nd Section of the
Bill in question.
2. Whether the Jurisdiction
of the Admiralty extends to
acts of piracy committed
extra territorium, but by Chinese upon Chinese within
three miles of Chinese territory,
so as to make the perpetrators
punishable in the Supreme Court
under British Jurisdiction.
3. Whether the Admiralty jurisdiction extends to acts of piracy committed in such localities by foreigners other than
Chinese.
4. Whether it is competent
to the Colonial Legislature to
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